Mann's narrows wall/rock slide

The Federal Highway Administration awarded the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation $1,554,600 on August 27, 2026, under the Promoting Resilient Operations for Transformative, Efficient, and Cost-Saving Transportation (PROTECT) program (CFDA 20.284) to perform roadway and slope stabilization work mitigating rock falls on State Route 322 and State Route 1005 near Reedsville in Brown Township, Mifflin County, Pennsylvania.

The project spans approximately 3.71 miles across designated segments on both routes and includes rock nails, rock slope scaling, wire mesh slope and wall treatment, and miscellaneous construction as indicated in approved bid drawings. Work will improve the resiliency of heavily-used transportation corridors in the area. Performance takes place in Pennsylvania with an ultimate completion date of May 31, 2030. This is a formula grant assistance type. The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation, a state agency division of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, is the recipient and prime implementor of the award.

Project description

Roadway and slope stabilization work to mitigate rock falls on state route 322 and state route 1005, near reedsville, in brown township, mifflin county. This will improve the resiliency of the overall transportation network as these are heavily-used routes in the area. The description and location of the project is as follows: for the improvement of a certain section of state highway in mifflin county, brown and derry townships, commonwealth of pennsylvania, state route 0322, section 727. This project is being situated as follows: on state route 0322 from segment 0261 offset 2548 to segment 0191/offset 0271 and on state route 1005 from segment 0112 offset 1222 to segment 0112/offset 2722 or a length of approximately 19594 feet (3.71 miles). This work is for slope protection. Construction includes rock nails, rock slope scaling, wire mesh slope and wall treatment, and miscellaneous construction as indicated on the approved drawings included in the bid package.